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My wife and I moved to San Francisco in 2001, and after 18 years, we finally decided we’ve had enough. Our plan now is to cash out of the tech IPO boom and move to Hawaii to semi-retire in our early 40s. Selling property now sounds like a good idea with the housing market is so […]

The sooner you can plan for retirement the better. Too many people wake up 20 years from now and wonder where all their money went. By having specific retirement goals by age, you will be much better off than if you just decided to wing it. Retirement planning – and indeed financial planning in general

Are you wondering how much should you have saved by age 35? You’re in the right place because Financial Samurai is the leading independently-owned personal finance site in the world that started 2009. Your mid-30s should be some of the best years of your life. At 35, you should also be super-focused on your personal

According to the US Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey report,  69% of Americans retire by age 66 and 81% of Americans retire by age 69. Therefore, the most popular retirement age in America is between 66 and 69. However, the most popular retirement age range is between 61-65, where 51% retire. The second most popular

The FIRE movement, short for Financial Independence Retire Early, has really picked up steam since the financial crisis. If you’re feeling early retirement FOMO, it’s important you know the risks of FIRE before you take the leap. In 2009, I helped ignite and start the FIRE movement when I started Financial Samurai to discuss achieving financial independence at

Launched in 2008, Wealthfront was one of the first companies on the market to offer automated investing. You might be wondering whether you should investment your money with Wealthfront for retirement. Let me share my thoughts as a personal finance expert since starting this site in 2009. Wealthfront built the broadest suite of services among

Are you asking yourself: How much money do I need by age to retire early? If you want to retire early, you need to have as much of your money in after-tax investment accounts generating passive income as possible. Pre-tax retirement accounts like the 401(k) and IRA are excellent retirement vehicles that reduces your taxable

FIRE stands for Financial Independence Retire Early. Financial Samurai helped start the modern-day FIRE movement when this site began in 2009. This post will explain the main fundamentals of FIRE so you can decide if it’s a lifestyle worth exploring further for your future. With now over 1 million organic pageviews a month, Financial Samurai

Thinking of retiring under the Biden administration? It’s not a bad bet given taxes are going up and there is going to be a wider social safety net. However, how do early retires get and pay for health insurance? After all, health insurance is expensive. My family of four personally pays $2,300/month for unsubsidized health

The Financial Independence Retire Early Community is going through a test during the coronavirus pandemic. Let me share how the FIRE community is holding up and what now that things have improved. Imagine a situation where both you and your spouse have no day job income. You guys have two children under three to feed.